Wildflowers Blooming in Arizona in January (58 Species)

58 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Arizona in January in our iNaturalist sample; 4 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top wildflowers in January

Brittlebush78 obs.

Notch-leaf Scorpionweed62 obs.

Creosote Bush54 obs.

Pointleaf Manzanita36 obs.

Emory's rockdaisy34 obs.

Redstem Stork's-bill33 obs.

Chuparosa30 obs.

Ocotillo28 obs.

Desert Lavender27 obs.

Coulter's lupine22 obs.

Rock Hibiscus21 obs.

Desert Lily17 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Arizona in January

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Brittlebush	Encelia farinosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	78	Mar (rising)
2	Notch-leaf Scorpionweed	Phacelia crenulata	borage family	62	Mar (rising)
3	Creosote Bush	Larrea tridentata	caltrops	54	Apr (rising)
4	Pointleaf Manzanita	Arctostaphylos pungens	heath family	36	Mar (rising)
5	Emory's rockdaisy	Perityle emoryi	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	34	Mar (rising)
6	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	33	Mar (rising)
7	Chuparosa	Justicia californica	Acanthus Family	30	Mar (rising)
8	Ocotillo	Fouquieria splendens	ocotillo family	28	Apr (rising)
9	Desert Lavender	Condea emoryi	Mint Family	27	Mar (rising)
10	Coulter's lupine	Lupinus sparsiflorus	Legumes	22	Mar (rising)
11	Rock Hibiscus	Hibiscus denudatus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	21	Mar (rising)
12	Desert Lily	Hesperocallis undulata	agave and allies	17	Mar (rising)
13	Shrubby Deervetch	Acmispon rigidus	Legumes	17	Mar (rising)
14	Thickleaf Groundcherry	Physalis crassifolia	nightshade family	15	Jan (peak)
15	California poppy	Eschscholzia californica	Poppy Family	14	Mar (rising)
16	Desert Sand Verbena	Abronia villosa	four o'clock family	14	Mar (rising)
17	Stinknet	Oncosiphon pilulifer	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Apr (rising)
18	Apricot Globemallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	13	Apr (rising)
19	Desert Marigold	Baileya multiradiata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	13	Apr (rising)
20	Saharan Mustard	Brassica tournefortii	mustard family	12	Mar (rising)
21	Desert Tobacco	Nicotiana obtusifolia	nightshade family	12	Apr (rising)
22	Blue Dicks	Dipterostemon capitatus	agave and allies	11	Mar (rising)
23	Tree Tobacco	Nicotiana glauca	nightshade family	10	Apr (rising)
24	Arizona lupine	Lupinus arizonicus	Legumes	9	Mar (rising)
25	California primrose	Eulobus californicus	evening primrose family	9	Mar (rising)
26	Golden Suncup	Chylismia brevipes	evening primrose family	8	Mar (rising)
27	Parish's Goldeneye	Bahiopsis parishii	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Apr (rising)
28	California fuchsia	Epilobium canum	evening primrose family	6	Oct (rising)
29	California Buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum	knotweed family	6	Apr (rising)
30	Cheeseweed Mallow	Malva parviflora	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	6	Jan (peak)
31	Desert Plantain	Plantago ovata	Plantain Family	6	Mar (rising)
32	Trailing Windmills	Allionia incarnata	four o'clock family	6	Apr (rising)
33	Sweetbush	Bebbia juncea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Apr (rising)
34	California fagonbush	Fagonia laevis	caltrops	6	Jan (peak)
35	Distant Phacelia	Phacelia distans	borage family	5	Mar (rising)
36	Mule Fat	Baccharis salicifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Aug (rising)
37	Desert Chicory	Rafinesquia neomexicana	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Mar (rising)
38	Desert Sunflower	Geraea canescens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Mar (rising)
39	Spanish needle	Palafoxia arida	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Mar (rising)
40	Chia	Salvia columbariae	Mint Family	4	Mar (rising)
41	Rush Milkweed	Asclepias subulata	Dogbane Family	4	Apr (rising)
42	Wishbone Bush	Mirabilis laevis	four o'clock family	4	Mar (rising)
43	Chinchweed	Pectis papposa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Oct (rising)
44	Purple Owl's-Clover	Castilleja exserta	broomrape family	3	Mar (rising)
45	Ghost Flower	Mohavea confertiflora	Plantain Family	3	Mar (rising)
46	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	3	Mar (rising)
47	Desert Trumpet	Eriogonum inflatum	knotweed family	3	May (rising)
48	Greenspot Nightshade	Solanum douglasii	nightshade family	3	Jan (peak)
49	Cheesebush	Ambrosia salsola	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Mar (rising)
50	Browneyes	Chylismia claviformis	evening primrose family	3	Feb (rising)